Consumer Complaint Detail

FIRESTONE / STEELTEX / 9999

VDW8 TXM 020

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004262618 Incident Date: Feb, 18 2004
Consumer's City: MESA Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Model Name: STEELTEX Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTSX30F6YE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 23 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This is the second total tread separation of a steeltex r4s tire on a ford f-350 truck. both cases resulted in extensive body damage to the vehicle and near loss off control. the first case envolved complete failure of the tire. the second case (this one reported) was only a total tread separation.*ak